The recent shooting of Philadelphia police Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski has spurred city residents and legislators alike to take another look at gun control in Philadelphia and across the state.
Last week, Mayor Michael Nutter and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell urged members of Congress to vote for the reenactment of the federal assault-weapons ban that expired in 2004.
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The judge in the case of former Economics professor Rafael Robb agreed earlier this month to review the psychiatric records of his late wife, Ellen, before Rafael Robb's sentencing.
On Nov. 26, 2007, Robb pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for killing his wife.
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Students trying to figure out where to pick up a six-pack of beer on a Friday night may soon have more options to do so.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could overturn current law and allow convenience stores to sell beer packs to-go.
Breaking the bank for a hotel on campus
Across Phila., room prices and occupancy rates are increasing, especially during Penn graduation
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As hotels see a deluge of demand for lodging at this time of year, visitors may have a hard time squeezing into a room in on-campus hotels.
With commencement ceremonies taking place at roughly the same time of year for high schools and universities alike across the city, last-minute bookings may no longer be a viable option.
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Spring Fling - done grad student style
GradFest celebration brings food and fun to students and their families
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Graduate students spent a day celebrating springtime their way during GradFest '08 earlier this month.
The second-annual spring carnival for graduate students, organized by the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly in association with the Graduate Student Center, drew a crowd of more than 1,000 graduate students and their families.
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Ex-student not competent for trial
Former Law student accused of attempted murder incompetent due to mental health
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Former Law student Joseph Cho's latest psychiatric evaluation found him mentally incompetent to face charges of attempted murder.
Cho, 32, allegedly fired 15 rounds from a 9 mm handgun into the door of his downstairs neighbors, two male Drexel University students, whom he believed to be spies.
Former Law student accused of attempted murder incompetent due to mental health
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At the end of January, the Division of Public Safety initiated a campaign to curb unattended theft on campus, and DPS officials say the results appear promising.
According to Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush a couple of recent key arrests should substantially lower the high number of thefts from buildings.
Sleep - you might be healthier
Study links irregular sleep patterns with high rates of obesity, smoking, alcohol use
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College students have long been known as some of the most sleep-deprived people in the nation, but one recent study found that sleepiness may be the least of our problems.
Sleeping too much or too little is associated with higher rates of obesity, smoking and alcohol use, according to a study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Penn President Amy Gutmann announced at the University Board of Trustees' Stated Meeting on Thursday that the University has appointed Marilyn Jordan Taylor as the new dean of the School of Design.
Taylor, who will assume her new position Oct. 1, will take over from current dean Gary Hack, who has been dean of the School of Design for the past 12 years.
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Man robbed at 37th, Ludlow at gunpoint
In separate incidents, Citizen's Bank robbed, man wounded in fight at trolley station
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A man was robbed at gunpoint on the 3700 block of Ludlow Street on May 5, Division of Public Safety officials said.
Two men were arrested in connection with the incident.
The complainant, a 24-year-old male unaffiliated with the University, reported that several suspects approached him at about 10:45 p.
In separate incidents, Citizen's Bank robbed, man wounded in fight at trolley station
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Violent crime in the Penn patrol zone decreased significantly this spring compared to last year, but a large uptick in property crimes contributed to a 14-percent increase in total crime for the semester.
Crimes against people, which include violent offenses such as robbery and assault, were down 41 percent from January through April of this year, compared with the same time period last year.
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A battle between Philadelphia and it its local Boy Scouts council is likely to end this month, when the scouts' lease on their 80-year home at 22nd and Winter Streets runs out May 31.
The building, built and maintained by the scouts over the last 80 years, sits on city property and has previously cost them $1 per year to occupy.
Preliminary yield drops to 63 percent
Admissions office plans to increase waitlist use this year, will accept about 90 students
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The preliminary yield rate for the class of 2012 fell to 63 percent, leading the admissions office to utilize its waitlist more extensively this year.
The percentage of students accepted before May 1 who decided to enroll is down from the 66-percent yield at this time last year.
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Picture this: DuBois mural graces the streets of the Seventh Ward
Artwork strives to remind people of the neighborhood's former black community
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It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words - and that's what Amy Hillier, a Penn assistant professor in City & Regional Planning, is hoping to show through a mural honoring the writings of civil rights activist W.E.B DuBois.
The brainchild of Hillier, the mural is being painted on 6th and South Streets, an area known as the Seventh Ward.
Artwork strives to remind people of the neighborhood's former black community
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Theft
May 12 - Cash was reported missing from a safe at Presbyterian Hospital, located at 51 N. 39th St., at about 2:35 p.m.
May 10 - A female student, 21, reported that items were taken from her pocketbook from a building on the 4100 block of Pine Street at about 12:20 a.
1:52 a.m. - May 20, 2008
Standing in the middle of a sunny Franklin Field and before a sea of excited students in black robes and mortarboard caps, University President Amy Gutmann started out the 252nd Commencement Ceremony by warning the graduates that, before receiving their diplomas, "you must prove yourselves worthy of your Penn degrees by performing one last task: Endure our speeches."
But despite the light-hearted start, the speakers of Monday's ceremony went on to address politics and activism in their remarks to the graduating class.
Producer of 'Wicked' to speak at graduation
Alumnus will join senior Maya Ondalikoglu at College grad ceremony
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Legally Blonde was set at Harvard University, but its producer Marc Platt is a proud Penn alumnus.
Platt, a 1979 College graduate who is known for producing the Grammy-winning musical Wicked and the Legally Blonde movies, has been selected as the alumni graduation speaker for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Alumnus will join senior Maya Ondalikoglu at College grad ceremony
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Capital campaign goal met for 2008
University has raised 55 percent of $3.5 billion target to date
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School may be out for the summer, but the University's $3.5 billion capital campaign won't be slowing down in the coming months.
The capital campaign, which kicked off its public phase of fundraising last October, has already exceeded its set $450 million goal for the year, Penn President Amy Gutmann said.
University has raised 55 percent of $3.5 billion target to date
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